Chapter 8 It wasn't until the officiant repeated : " Mr. Zane , do you take Miss Mara as your wife ? " ] Only then did Kieran snap back to reality , saying through gritted teeth : " I do . " || I don't know if it was because I'd been looking toward the stage too long , but Dex rather stubbornly pulled my hand toward him . Ever since I'd expressed my feelings to him , his possessiveness had grown stronger and stronger . ]] " Do you regret it ? " || ] I shook my head decisively : " I just wanted to see how happy Kieran would be after going to such lengths to get what he wanted . Turns out it's nothing special . " Dex said nothing , then suddenly leaned down and kissed me : " Don't look at him . Look at me . " ] ] I was startled and looked at Dex somewhat shyly : " What are you doing ? " But I didn't notice that everything we did was being watched by someone on stage . ]] After the ceremony ended , Kieran strode toward the dressing room , his eyes filled with unstoppable irritation . ]] The wedding with Mara was supposed to be the result he'd longed for , so why wasn't he happy at all ? Why was his mind filled with scenes from his past life of Riley marrying him ? ] Just then , sounds came from the nearby bridal dressing room . [ ] Kieran walked over , and before he could open the door , he heard voices from inside . [ ] " Mara , after you marry Kieran , you must hold on to him tight . All that staging shootings and disappearing wasn't for nothing ! " ] Kieran froze , his hands actually trembling slightly . Mara reassured her : " Don't worry , Mom . I did all this to make Kieran love only me and never think about that Riley Cortez woman again . I succeeded - don't worry . " ] }] The dressing room door was suddenly pushed open , and Kieran stood in the doorway like an avenging spirit , radiating murderous energy . He stared fiercely at the mother and daughter : " Say that again ! Everything that happened before was staged by you two , wasn't it ? It had nothing to do with Riley ? " ] Panic flashed in Mara's eyes : " No. no Kieran . 10 But before she could finish Kieran grabbed her by the throat : " Auswer me ! ] Tear crept into Mara's eyes : " Kieran I only did dus because I love you . Please believe me , okay ? " ] 1 really didn't mean to -1 did it because i love your Chapter 8 Kieran backhanded Mara across the face , his expression livid : " You bitch ! " [ ] He turned to leave , but Mara desperately blocked his way : " Kieran , where are you going ? " ] " What am I supposed to do if you leave ? " [ ] Kieran sneered coldly : " Get out of my way . Since you dared to deceive me, face the consequences . The wedding is cancelled ! " ] ] The mother and daughter panicked and tried to grab his hands : " Kieran , please , don't go , okay ? " [] But Kieran roughly pushed them both away . He only wanted to find Riley as quickly as possible and explain everything to her . He had been deceived by that woman Mara! [ ] But when he got outside , he discovered that the two people who had been downstairs were already gone . [] He grabbed someone nearby and asked fiercely : " Where are they ? " ] " They said they were going on a trip and left early . " [ ] ( 0 ) ( 0 ) Chapter 9